Damasippoididae

Damasippoididae is a family of walkingsticks in the order Phasmatodea. There are at least two genera and about six described species in Damasippoididae, found in Madagascar.[1][2]

Damasippoididae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Superfamily: Aschiphasmatoidea
Family: Damasippoididae
Zompro, 2004

Genera

These two genera belong to the family Damasippoididae:

  • Damasippoides Brancsik, 1893
  • Pseudoleosthenes Redtenbacher, 1906

References

  1. "Damasippoididae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  2. Brock, Paul D.; Otte, Daniel (2018). "family Damasippoididae Zompro, 2004". Phasmida species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-01.

Further reading

  • Bradley, James Chester; Galil, Bella S. (1977). "The taxonomic arrangement of the Phasmatodea with keys to the subfamilies and tribes". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 79: 176–208. ISSN 0013-8797.
  • Brock, Paul D. (1999). The amazing world of stick and leaf-insects. The Amateur Entomologist Series. 26. The Amateur Entomologists' Society. ISBN 978-0-900054-63-1.
  • Robertson, James A.; Bradler, Sven; Whiting, Michael F. (2018). "Evolution of Oviposition Techniques in Stick and Leaf Insects (Phasmatodea)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 6. doi:10.3389/fevo.2018.00216.


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